Questions for the test

You can post a comment with your answers

Study Questions

• What was your first impression of Nick Naylor? How did you feel after the opening scene on the talk show?
• Did this film have a “hero”? Could that be Nick? The Captain? The Senator? The reporter? In what ways did they all fall short of truly being the “good” character in this story?
• The film gives the impression that Nick’s influence on his son was not negative. Do you agree? Why or why not?
• In what ways was the Senator a hypocrite?
• Nick’s job was a lobbyist, but how would you describe what he did for a living? Was he a defender of the right to choose or a professional deceiver and liar?
• Were you surprised that Heather, the reporter, betrayed Nick?
• Nick justified what he did as a way to “pay the rent.” Did you think that was honest? What things would you do, or not do, to “pay the rent?”
• Did your feelings change towards Nick by the end of the film? Did he change?
• Were you satisfied with the ending of the film or would you have preferred a more ethically satisfying ending?

Student Writing

Hey students,
I've found a really interesting blog with some examples of student writing. You may find them useful if you want more examples of what we've been discussing about concluding paragraphs, topic sentences, etc.

Enjoy!!

http://alea-english.blogspot.com/search/label/IELTS%20preparation%20student

Crime and Punishment

Hi!
On Wednesday we talked about diffent crimes.

Domestic violence:
What would you do if you saw a man beating his wife?

Here you may find information about domestic violence:

Chile (Spanish)
http://www.violenciaintrafamiliar.org/chile/guia_rapida.php
http://www.violenciaintrafamiliar.org/chile/actuacion_terceros.php

International (English)
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_help_treatment_prevention.htm

Shoplifting:
What would you do if you saw a person shoplifting?

Shoplifting may become an addiction:
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/good_friends/shoplifting.html



Did you know that in some cultures adultery is considered a crime?
Adultery in the Military
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/justicelawlegislation/a/adultery.htm

Adultery in Cambodia
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E3DB1F3EF931A3575AC0A9609C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fA%2fAdultery
http://mongkol.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/cambodia-makes-adultery-a-crime/

What would you do if you saw a man/woman cheating on his/her spouse?

This and next week

Hi!
This week we started reading the article "Thirty-eight Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police."
We'll finish reading it on Monday.
On Tuesday, we'll continue with the handout "Summarizing a text."
If you do not come with the text answered, we won't be able to move faster.
I am sending the ppts containing each class' material. Read them and if you have questions please ask them in class or just post them as comments.

More information on

Civil Rights Movement:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/Welcome.htm

JFK Assassination:
http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/home.htm

America during the 50's:
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade50.html

America during the 60's:
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade60.html

America during the 70's:
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade70.html

Might help

This website might be helpful for your Language Studies class.

http://www.indiana.edu/~hlw/

Homework for Monday

Hi!
Homework for Monday:

A.
Read the two texts (Creatividad, La Llave del Siglo XXI, Thirty Eight who saw murder didn't call the police) and follow the fisrt three steps in writing a summary.

1. Step One: "...accurately read the original text.", "...identify the controlling idea of each paragraph." (Summarizing a Text, 1)
2. Step two: "...analyze the rest of the information in the text, interact with the ideas." (Summarizing a Text, 2)
3. Step three: "... read through your highlighting and marginal notes and determine the controlling idea of the entire reading." (Summarizing a Text, 5)

B.
Read the handout "Summarizing a Text" and complete exercises 1-17.


If you are curious about who Marco Antonio de La Parra is, you can find information about him on this website:
http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-68482006000200008&lng=pt&nrm=

This week

Hi!
Remember, on Wednesday we have the Intensive test.

For Thursday we have two homeworks:

1. Workshop 1: This must be done.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_7827pk4g

2. Summarizing a Text: This document consists of 21 pages and is now at Picachu photocopy center. I can also email it to you if you want. I'm uploading it at SIGA also, but that might take a while. This document must be read for Thursday's class since we will discuss it and use it to start producing summaries.

Today we reviewed the handout about APA Referencing System. We did some exercises and finished with that.

Intensive Reading 2

Andrea spoke to me today and asked me to change the test date. I have no problems in changing the test for Wednesday as long as you write a signed list asking for that.

Again, just for the record, yesterday nobody except Daniela P. showed up with the homework done, and today only four people handed in their essays.

See you!

Vocabulary activities Booklet 1

http://uk1.hotpotatoes.net/ex/20119/VHORDVRP.php

http://uk1.hotpotatoes.net/ex/20119/WVHZBAJK.php

http://uk1.hotpotatoes.net/ex/20119/LWHMNDLO.php

Vocabulary Acquisition/Learning

You have a lot to say about this topic since you have been studying EFL (English as a foreign language) for a good amount of years now to have an empirical opinion based in your own experience.
I value that. As you must have read in the articles handed out, essays are supposed to be subjective and persuasive. Just make your point clear.
Now, you need to complement your opinion and experience with scientific data or I can easily say, "That's your opinion, I respect it, but I disagee."

ASPECTS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION
http://www.cc.mie-u.ac.jp/~lq20106/eg5000/master2001-3.html
This is a summary of a master thesis

Academic listening: A source of vocabulary acquisition?
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=14894590
Abstract

Collection of links to related articles
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Articles/Vocabulary/

Essay (Diagnostic)

Topic: How do people learn/acquire vocabulary in a foreign language?

Due to: Thursday, April 26th.
Length: 2 pages (including references)
All margins (top, bottom, left, right) must be set in 2.5 cms.
Double space.
Font: Tahoma 11
References: APA Style

Preparación de un ensayo
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_41fp5rxz

Elaboración de referencias y citas según las normas de la American Psychological Association
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_40cgkjvf

Cómo escribir un ensayo
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_39hrw8sq

Acerca del ensayo
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_38g83t3b

Intensive Reading

The intensive reading will be constructed as follows:

1. True or False

2. Answering questions about the text.

3. Determine the meaning of terms. Provide a definition of vocabulary items.

4. Make sentences with some vocabulary items.

5. Translation.

Questions? email me.

Instant communication

If you have any questions please feel free to msn me or add me to your gmail chat.

MSN: violeta.cautin@yahoo.com (for both, MSN and Yahoo messenger)
gmail: violeta.cautin@gmail.com

Good luck with your test!!!

Hi!
Remember that "responsible" is the word from me to you. Today only two people brought the material to class.

Please remember:
1. Show up to class and with the material.

Well, we have two homeworks for tomorrow:

1. Write a three-sentence summary of the reading "The stuggle to beat the cold" (page 26, booklet 1)

2. Do exercises 2 and 3 (pgs. 3-5, booklet "How to write a summary") The booklet is on the photocopy center behind the former cafeteria. I'm going to upload that one in here, too.

Well, today we started working with the booklet "How to write a summary". We read that an identified controlling ideas in paragraphs 1-7 (exercise 1). After that we answered the question about the controlling idea for paragraph 8. We then moved to "booklet 1" and read the guidelines for the exercise. (Act. 1, pg. 26) after which we did the gap filling exercise on pg. 27. Finally, I wrote some vocabulary items on the board which are important for you to have in mind. We will work with them tomorrow.

About the essay you have to write for Thursday, I will post later today. I handed out some articles that will be a good introductory reading to the topic. REMEMBER: This is not a graded exercise, it is just a diagnostic. The results of this diagnostic assessment will provide us with important insights into your current writing skills and will help me develop an appropriate plan to help you improve those skills. Underlined message: Help me help you!

All comments are welcomed!

Remember that you are more than welcome to correct spelling or grammar mistakes if you spot one here on the blog posts or comments!!

See you.

Agreements

Hi students!
Well, today we talked about the development of our class.
I am really happy with the outcome.
I will compromise to:

1. Be punctual.
2. Go over contents faster.
3. Do more vocabulary activities in class.
4. Give you more homework.
5. Encourage you to speak English at all times in class.

I expect you to:

1. Be punctual.
2. Come to classes prepared. That means: homework done, contents studied.
3. Ask questions and verbalize what you think with respect.
4. Be professional.
5. Check the blog and post at least 3 times a week.
6. Speak English at all times in class.

See you!

Vocabulary

Well, as a matter of fact, we haven´t done many vocabulary activities. We'll solve that in the coming lessons.
You'll have to use plenty of new vocabulary for the summaries and other activities.
The difference is that I don't like you to regurgitate vocabulary definitions, my objective is that you can use the language in meaningful communicative exchanges.
I want you to apply the knowledge, not to demonstrate your knowledge.
That does not mean that you should not look for vocabulary definitions, because you know yourself and the strategies you are used to in order to acquire the target language. I just do not see the point of making you memorize 30 definitions that you will most likely forget in 2 months. I prefer to use our classroom time to make you speak, listen and process.
There is another factor to have in mind, and that is the "plateau effect". This idea states that once students have reached an intermediate command of the target language they perceive no visible improvement. This may lead to a discouragement in the learner that must be avoided. We will fight that if it comes. Do not worry! But unless you verbalize your feelings I can not know that.
There are other factors to take into account. Students must be aware that they need to take part in their own learning.
Due to Internet, globalization and other factors, there has been a change in the paradigm. You need to take part in that. We will definitely talk about that in class.
In the meantime, please read the following:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociedad_de_la_informaci%C3%B3n
http://tecnologiaedu.us.es/nuevosretos/ponencias/juliocabero/juliocabero.htm
http://critical.tamucc.edu/~blalock/readings/tch2learn.htm
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm
http://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/projects/L2L/What%20is/What%20is%20L2L.htm
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloom.html

See you on Monday!

It's collaborative time!

Hi!
Remember I told you we were going to practice the exercises on this booklet here?
Well, I have created a discussion board where you will find extra exercises.
Post the answers to the exercises and receive feedback from me and from your classmates.
YES, you can correct grammar, spelling or any other mistake you see in your classmate's answers that way we will all learn from each other's mistakes and contributions.

Do you think it's a good idea to correct each other? Post a comment.
What do you think about this blog? Do you like it?
What things could be done to improve this blog?
Do you think blogging enhances your learning? Why? Why not?

See you!

Summarizing a text - Note taking

The class yesterday was really good and productive. I think you all got the idea of how to produce a good summary from your notes.

Keep these points in mind when you are writing a summary:

A summary:

Is shorter than the original piece of writing.
Includes an introductory sentence which refers to the source and states your controlling idea.
Includes the most important elements of the original text.
Has reminders that the ideas are coming from another text.
Is written in your own words or, when necessary, has original text in quotation marks.
Shows that you understand the original piece of writing.
Does not express your opinion of the ideas in the original text.

We will continue working to develop efficient note taking strategies in order to produce better summaries.

Here you can find more information on writing summaries:

http://learnersstrategies.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Breakfast pictures

There are some blurry ones, but still nice.. Thank you all for participating.

Test

For the test, study only the article "Global Warming is human made" and of course all the review pages and exercises related to it.
Oral presentations: NO.

English Breakfast 2

Due to the success of this suggestion I've decided to implement it.
We are having breakfast the day after tomorrow, but before that, I have a little surprise prepared for you. Please wear a jogging suit for the class that day.
:)

You can find more information about the Full English breakfast here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_English_breakfast

Let's talk tomorrow. Please wait for me if I'm late. :(

See you.

Future links

This is a gift for all of you who liked French

http://perso.orange.fr/yvanbaptiste/grammar/Expressions%20%20Futur.htm

This website contains useful exercises and explanations. Just be careful not to get confused because the explanations are simpler than in your booklet so they are more general.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/4fut.htm

INTERACTIVE exercises:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1158_future_hopes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1621_futures

http://www.quia.com/cz/61071.html

http://home.nordnet.fr/%7Ermaufroid/pupitre/pastpresentfuture/goingto.htm

Writing

Here you may find useful information about writing complex sentences. You can explore the menu on the left and find more interesting writing lessons and tips.
Hope you like it!

http://esl.about.com/od/intermediatewriting/a/cplex_sentence.htm

Here you may find writing help at a more advanced level. I think it would be useful for you to read this information.

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/lasesl/writing.html

http://www.teacherjoe.us/Write.html

English breakfast

How would you like it to have breakfast together this Thursday in the classroom? I could take the bread, butter and cheese, and you could volunteer to take the tea, coffee, etc.
Let's talk about it tomorrow in class. You can also take a camera to the classroom and take pictures of all of us to post later here (the day of the breakfast, not tomorrow :) ).

Remember that this Thursday we have the last review so, don't forget to have your questions written in case there's something you don't understand.
Bring the two handouts solved so we can correct any mistake and you can receive relevant feedback before the test.

Here you can download the "Review handouts". Take a look at them because there's some new information.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_24gzhnb8

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_25c98hmx


Well, I haven't received any revised translation, except the one from Los Dormilones. There's definitely going to be some translation on the test so be prepared.

See you tomorrow in class.

Hi, all!

Marcelo, do you mean we should change the template of the blog?
Well, at the beginning I wanted to change it, too, but... I think I'm used to it now.
If you have a better template we can negociate a change.

On a different topic, thank you for sharing your personal flog with us.
I liked it, especially the Easter greeting :)

See you tomorrow!

Hi, students!
Here you'll find two files containing explanations on the grammatical points we'll study this week.

Definite and undefinite articles:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_18hm35cd

Future:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_17hrg32q

See you on Monday.

Calendar and Google groups

Hi, everybody!
Today I added a Google Calendar to our blog.
Check it. I hope this could be a useful tool to help you stay informed of all relevant events, tests, etc. you may think relevant to publish.
Please scroll down and click on the events. If you do that, a new window will open with detailed information about the event.
You can also use it to publish other events like .
I will try to keep it updated, but it is a lot of work so if any one wants to volunteer to be in charge of this, I really appreciate it.
I am also creating Google Groups so we can make a productive use of that feature.
In order to create these groups, I need your gmail address so, send me an email including the following information:

1. Your name (I have received emails in which the student never mentions his/her name and the email address is something like "imthegreatreggaettonmaster@hotmail.com". I am not Mary Poppins so please write your name somewhere inside the message)

2. Your gmail email address (the one you use to comment - I DO NOT need your password)

3. Another email to contact you. (Don't worry I will not add you to my msn :)!!!)

The ideal email would be something like:

Hi, miss!
This is Roberto Rojas.
My gmail is hola@gmail.com
I also have a hotmail account which is hola@hotmail.com
See you in class.
Bye.


Well, that's all for now.
See you soon!
Bye.

Check out my Slide Show!

Gymkhana

Hi!

The word is "gincana" in Spanish and "gymkhana" in English.
Congratulations to "Flamboyan girls".

Please keep the sheets of paper in which you have the corrections. If you have any question, don't hesitate to contact me and we can appoint a meeting.

Here are the pictures that we took in class.
Enjoy!

Experiences

Today I remembered that the first day of class you asked me if I had ever travelled abroad. I told you I had only been to Tacna. Well, today I interviewed some teachers that have been to London and asked them to tell me a little bit about their experiences with the weatherthere.
Here is what they said:

Gerardo Ñancupán : “The climate of London was very similar to Santiago. It wasn’t that cold. "
“There was no mist. The mist is a myth.”

Jessica Contreras : “What caught my attention was that everything was gray: the trees, the buildings. It seemed that there was no natural sunlight.”
“I found the weather very predictable. If the morning was cloudy you knew that at some point during that day it was going to rain.”
“Another thing that caught my attention was that it was frosty everywhere, the trees, etc.”

Neha Jagwani: “When I went in May, it was springtime, but the weather was very unreliable. It was very hot for a few hours, then it suddenly changed to a gentle shower, then it became chilly and windy.”

PICTURES COMING SOON

Changing weather - A story about British weather

GREENWICH

Everyone knows that when two people meet in the street or on a train, the first thing they talk about is the weather. They say things like "It's turned out nice again, hasn't it?" or "Not too bad for the time of year, is it?"I never used to understand why they were so interested in such a boring subject until I'd been living here for a couple of months.It was a day in July last year - July is supposed to be the height of the British summer - I remember the day really well. I got up at the usual time to go to the university - it was a bright, sunny morning, actually quite warm for Britain - so I wore my T-shirt, my oldest jeans and a pair of open sandals. To be on the safe side, I also took a thin pullover just in case it turned chilly in the evening.On the way to the university the wind got up, then it suddenly clouded over, went really dark and began to rain. I wasn't just a gentle shower - it was a real downpour. Okay, so everyone knows it rains a lot in Britain, but that's not the end of the story.Ten minutes later, I looked out of the window again and I couldn't believe it - the rain had turned to snow. By two o'clock in the afternoon it felt like mid-December. People decided to leave their cars at work and walk home instead because they didn't want to have an accident or get stuck in the snow. I wondered how on earth I was going to manage in just my T-shirt and pullover. As it turned out, I needn’t have worried - almost as quickly the weather changed again. By 4 o'clock it was really warm and I had to take my pullover off.So that's the answer - everyone talks about British weather because it's so unpredictable. The funny thing is that even though it is completely unpredictable, most British people make sure they listen religiously to the weather forecast at least twice a day. Then if it's wrong, which it almost always is, they complain about how unreliable the weathermen are and then go on to discuss the current state of the weather.

Booklet 1

The new booklet is at Picachu photocopy center now.
As you'll see we'll continue talking about weather and then we'll move to "Old age" .
The grammatical point is going to be "future". We'll start with simple future and then we'll move to future continuous and future perfect. Not that difficult, but you need to be careful as they are quite confusing.


Here you have some questions for you to answer on the "comments" section of this blog.
Choose at least 2. You can answer all of them if you want.
Even though these questions may be answered based in your opinion, you need to justify what you say. If you write that you don't like cold weather, for example, say why.

(Please make sure that your name appears somewhere on your post so I can identify you)


1. What do you like and dislike about the climate of your country?
2. What do you like and dislike about the climate of Iquique?
3. How does the climate of a country/city affect the people who live there? Think about these aspects of people's lives:
- their daily routines
- their eating and drinking habits
- their clothes
- their homes and other buildings
- their character and attitude to life
4. Has the weather ever affected your life in a dramatic way?
5. Do you know any old sayings about the weather, like "Red sky at night, sheperds' delight? (you can post some in Spanish if you don't know the English equivalent)

Progress Report

Hi, there!

Check these progress reports and please catch up with the assignments, comments, and translation that must be done and sent.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_12hct3vf
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_11gfc48n

Some help with pronunciation

American English pronunciation practice (lots of quizzes) : http://www.manythings.org/pp/

An English pronouncing dictionary with instant sound:
http://www.howjsay.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml

Theory: (avanced)
http://www.americanaccent.com/intonation.html
http://www.americanaccent.com/pronunciation.html
http://www.americanaccent.com/liaisons.html
http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/ReducedForms.html


26 common English pronunciation problems:
http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/l1spanish.html

Lots of practice in specific accents and sounds:
http://fonetiks.org/


http://www.mybrokenenglish.com/

(requires Flash)
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/test/intro.swf

http://members.fortunecity.com/leanora/engpinen.html

http://www.tutorpal.com/slideshow/

Hi, there!

Pictures at last!

Here we find "No more, no less" after their presentation.

Don't they look cool?

Unfortunately, I forgot to bring the camera today. My sincere apologies to the other groups. I'll find a way to make it up to you.

Well, today Jose volunteered to be encharged of giving yellow cards. This will be so until Thursday, April 5th. That day we'll appoint another person for this task.

Ah, and I decided to submit myself to the cards too. So, if you catch me speaking in Spanish, please, don't be afraid to tell on me.

Thank you again for the effort you put into your presentations. They were all interesting and informative.

Have a great week!

See you soon.

Bye.

"Live for today... plan for tomorrow... party tonight!!"

Oral Presentations

Today we had the presentation of "No more no less".
Pictures coming soon. :)
It was a consistent presentation. I really appreciate the effort you put into it.
I would also appreciate if you could send me a copy of your ppt and the glossary to my email. Thanks.

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Tomorrow we'll continue. Please come early.
Ah, and Miss Rebecca kindly agreed to let us use her class to finish with the presentations (just in case we need it).
So we'll do one hour, then you have a quiz with Miss Michelle and then we'll continue with our presentations.

Please, I expect you to be an attentive audience. Everybody likes to be heard.

I am aware that your anxiety levels will be higher than normal just don't panic and you'll be alright.

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REMEMBER!! you have to hand in the grades.
Teachers are usually reluctant to this kind of evaluation for different reasons.
BUT
I'm confident that you're mature enough to be objective so DON'T PROVE ME WRONG. :x

See you tomorrow.

A new week.

Hope you had a great weekend.
Today we started implementing the "yellow card" and "red card" system. Fortunately, nobody got a red card, but I gave 4 yellow ones.
Pease don't consider cards as punishment... THEY ARE NOT!!!! They're just a way of motivating and pushing you into showing the English speaking person that dwells inside you.

If you missed the class, here you'll find the handouts.
The'll also be at Picachu photocopy center in case you can't print them.

Today's handout (pre-reading activities): http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_6htmdcp

Homework: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgmvk7jn_5fwbn35

Any questions??, feel free to post a comment.

See you tomorrow, same time, B3.

With a little help from my friends.

Fellow community members,
Here I'll be posting some websites and documents that you might find useful when preparing the written report.

PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR

Online Writing Lab. (Lots of information.)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html#pwrg

Quiz
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/colons1.htm

A little help with capitals.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/

Interactive Grammar quizzes. (Advanced)
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Quiz on keyboard symbols and punctuation marks. (Easy)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/nr-keyboard.html

Grammar games.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/grammar_games_index_page01.html

Guide to punctuation. (Advanced)
http://www.informatics.susx.ac.uk/doc/punctuation/node00.html

Summary of punctuation marks. (Basic)
http://www.world-english.org/punctuation.htm

Weather glossary workshop

ARTURO PRAT UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TRANSLATION PROGRAM

ENGLISH 5

UNIT 1: WEATHER AND OLD AGE - FUTURE

WORKSHOP: http://www.weatherclassroom.com/

WHILE YOU ARE DOING THIS ACTIVITY, REMEMBER TO BE WRITING DOWN ALL WORDS THAT YOUR WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

1. Read the introduction.

2. Click on "How to play" and read the directions carefully.

3. Type a "screen name".

4. Enter the challenge.

5. Scroll over the flashing lights, read the description of the request and select one to start the challenge.

6. Read the message and the possible answers. Before choosing an answer, always watch the video hint.

7. Watch the video and read the captions on the cell phone screen.

8. Go back to the central monitor and answer the questions.

ASSESSMENT (group work):

DUE DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 21^st.

1. Produce a written glossary of 10 vocabulary items.

2. Present the glossary to the class. Use of ppt presentation and/or other visual aid is strongly recommended.

WRITTEN REPORT

1. Cover page.

Title.

Identification of the group and the subject.

2. Introduction.

Reason for choosing those items.

Summary of the group work.

3. Glossary.

Vocabulary item = (part of speech) definition. Synonyms if possible. Any necessary explanation about the context, etc.

“the sentence taken from the original text with the vocabulary item in bold”

“a new example showing the word in the same context made up by you”

Illustration of the vocabulary item.

4. Bibliography.

All books or dictionaries consulted.

COLLABORATIVE ROLES

LEADER

Makes sure that every voice is heard.

Focuses work around the learning task.

Sound bites:

• Let’s hear from ____ next.”

• “That’s interesting, but let’s get back to our task.”

RECORDER

Compiles group members’ ideas on collaborative graphic organizer.

Writes on the board for the whole class to see during the presentation.

Sound bites:

• “I think I heard you say________; is that right?”

• “How would you like me to write this?”

TIME CHECKER

Encourages the group to stay on task.

Announces when time is halfway through

and when time is nearly up

Sound bite:

• "We only have five minutes left. Let’s see if we can wrap up by then.”

PRESENTER

Presents the group’s finished work to the class.

Organizes the presentation.

Sound bite:

• “How would you like this to sound?”

LOGISTICS MONITOR

Briefly leaves the group to get supplies, graphic organizers, etc. or to request help from the teacher when group members agree that they do not have the resources to solve the problem.

Sound bites:

• “Do you think it’s time to ask the teacher for help?

• “I’ll get an extra graphic organizer from the shelf.”

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TL

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Hi!
I'm really happy to have you here.
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Don't forget to include:
- Identification of the group: Name and meaning of the name or reasons for choosing it.
- Identification of the group members: name, role.
- Objectives of the group for this course.

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